Re: 15.0-BETA4 - pciconf: /dev/pci: No such file or directory for firmware

On Tue, 4 Nov 2025, peter wrote:

Hi,

thank you for debugging this and looking more into it!

>   During the install, I successfully connect to wifi and download pkgbase.  
> After booting into the freshly installed system, no wifi or any firmware was 
> installed. This is on an HP ZBook laptop.
>
> Tested with BETA{1,3,4}. Same results.
>
> I delete the install and try again:
>
> At the end of the install, I select 'shell' into the new system, and run 
> 'fwget':
>
> # fwget
> pciconf: /dev/pci: No such file or directory
> No firmware packages to install.
> #
>
> That is also the exact message the installer gives me during the firmware 
> step: 'No firmware packages to install.'
>
> same error in bsdinstall_log:
>
> DEBUG: f_include: file=[/usr/share/bsdconfig/strings.subr]
> DEBUG: f_include_lang: file=[/usr/libexec/bsdconfig/include/messages.subr] 
> lang=[C.UTF-8]
> DEBUG: packages/packages.subr: Successfully loaded.
> pciconf: /dev/pci: No such file or directory
> DEBUG: f_dialog_max_size: bsddialog --print-maxsize = [MaxSize: 67, 240]
> DEBUG: f_getvar: var=[height] value=[8] r=0
> DEBUG: f_getvar: var=[width] value=[41] r=0
>
>
> So I try alt+F4, and run fwget there:
>
> # fwget
>  Needed firmware packages: 'gpu-firmware-intel-kmod-tigerlake 
> wifi-firmware-iwlwifi-kmod-22000'
>  pkg: Error extracting the archive: 'Write error'
>  pkg: No signature found
>  pkg: Repository FreeBSD-ports cannot be opened. 'pkg update' required
>  pkg: Fail to create temporary directory: 
> /usr/local/share/licenses/.pkgtemp.gpu-firmware-intel-kmod-tigerlake-20230625.1500068.i683tDzxwROk:Read-only 
> file system
>  pkg: Fail to create temporary file for 
> /usr/local/share/licenses/gpu-firmware-intel-kmod-tigerlake-20230625.1500068/catalog.mk:No 
> such file or director
>
> Using the memstick for install, so I can mount that memstick and copy the 
> iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-hr-b0-77.ucode to the fresh system: /mnt/boot/firmware/. Then 
> I have wifi, and 'fwget' works when I boot into the fresh system.
>
> Is this expected behavior to manually copy firmware for wifi from the 
> memstick, or I need to have ethernet to run 'fwget' ?
>
> I'm guessing fwget never works during install because of: "pciconf: /dev/pci: 
> No such file or directory" error message, right?

sorry only seeing this now;  that means devfs is no longer mounted in the chroot.
That means there was an installer change;  this needs to be fixed;  a PR with a
link to your email in th archives or something is still in order.

/bz

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Bjoern A. Zeeb                                                     r15:7